Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to obtain a new medical opinion regarding its nature and etiology, including whether it is secondary to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The June 2022 VA examination was found inadequate due to failure to address whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated his obesity, which in turn could have caused or aggravated OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25016046
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